Get Smart (2008)
Average Rating: 5.6/10
Reviews Counted: 213
Fresh: 109 | Rotten: 104
Get Smart rides Steve Carell's considerable charm for a few laughs, but in the end is a rather ordinary Summer comedy.
Average Rating: 5.4/10
Critic Reviews: 43
Fresh: 21 | Rotten: 22
Get Smart rides Steve Carell's considerable charm for a few laughs, but in the end is a rather ordinary Summer comedy.
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40-Year-Old Virgin star Steve Carell steps into the telephonic shoes of television's most beloved bumbling detective in this big-screen adaptation of the hit 1960s-era comedy series created by Mel Brooks. The evil geniuses at KAOS have hatched a diabolical plot to dominate every living man, woman, and child on the planet, and their plot gets under way as they attack the headquarters of the U.S. spy agency Control. As a result of the attack, the identity of every agent working for Control has
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Anne Hathaway
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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
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Alan Arkin
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Terence Stamp
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Ken Davitian
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Masi Oka
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Nate Torrence
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All Critics (214) | Top Critics (43) | Fresh (114) | Rotten (106) | DVD (25)
As a reworking of one of the great 1960s TV comedies, you'd think being funny would be its main goal. But you would be wrong. Very, very wrong.
Top CriticOverall this is a limp parade of recycled gags and gadgets: an action movie with no surprises and a comedy with nothing like enough laughs.
I often wondered if the filmmakers weren't trying to fix something that isn't broken.
One of the more pleasant surprises of the year.
Get Smart is likable and very funny -- at least a two-to-one ratio of excellent gags to clunkers -- but it's not, for better or worse, Get Smart.
It's not going to redefine comedy as we know it, but it's amusing and briskly paced, busy with an engaging mix of supporting actors.
Get Smart certainly has its moments, but suffers badly from an inability to balance the surreal humor and life-threatening terrorist threat.
There's enough packed in there to warrant a viewing if you fancy a bit of fun.
Get Smart is a nice afternoon diversion. There are no big laughs to be had, no matter how hard it tries, but there are lots and lots of chuckles, and that's probably good enough.
The hostile repartee between the characters is as ungainly as director Peter Segal's lumbering action sequences
It has at least five undeniable laughs.
While I think ultimately this film is unnecessary, it's still fairly entertaining and it's certainly better than the recent Pink Panther reboot with Steve Martin.
The term laugh-a-minute is a bit hackneyed for my taste, and Get Smart comes closer to several laughs-a-minute.
What do dithering tv weathermen do when they retire? They must take their lame, witless banter and their awkward timing to Hollywood to write and direct movies. That might explain Get Smart, one of the latest in a long line of humid, mediocre, tire
...a manufactured piece of work that's been geared towards the lowest common denominator.
It's all great PG-13 fun, a family-friendly spy spoof that's as funny as it is action-packed.
The movie disc's extras include some 45 minutes of alternative jokes that you have the option of seeing and hearing while you watch the movie.
Without Anne Hathaway, Get Smart might have been a one-note comedy; with her, it's super spirited and super fun.
This retro-espionage spoof is more giggles than satirical grit, and simply lacks the comic punch and charisma, along with the pungent Cold War flavor of the times that energized the original."This retro-espionage spoof is more giggles than satirical grit,
...funny, clever, nostalgic, up-to-date, and...well...smart. (Blu-ray Edition)
Get Smart got stupid.
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It's nowhere near as awful as it could have been thanks to it's strong cast but after it finally decides to wrap itself up in a neat bow, Get Smart adds up to nothing more than terribly average and relatively lame summer material. It's downfall is the fact that it makes little use of it's star studded talent like most massively financed comedies, there was definitely a missed opportunity here. It's fairly dull and runs out of steam about 30 minutes in and decides to go dead serious when it comes to the plot. Which I will point out is all over the place and almost non-existent. There's also a huge problem with the soundtrack because it repeats the same stereotypical spy thriller music over and over and over again. It's not terrible, Steve Carell scores a lot of laughs but after almost 2 hours of having him on screen doing nothing more than his charming face, it really made me think of how brilliant The 40 Year Old Virgin was. Anne Hathaway also does the best with the weak script she's given, she has fun as does Alan Arkin and Terrence Stamp in their perfectly cast roles. But in the end the film as a whole is fairly forgettable, it has moments of good comedy, but that and cleverly crafted special effect sequences can't quite make up for the flaws surounding them.
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- Maxwell Smart: I believe you have underestimated me and the element of surprise!
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- Maxwell Smart: Did you see anything while I was dancing?
- Agent 99: Just once, but I don't think you expected him to lift you so high.
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- Maxwell Smart: Sir, I believe you just shattered my coccyx!
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- Maxwell Smart: Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
- Chief: I don't know. Were you thinking: 'Holy shit, holy shit, a swordfish almost went through my head'?
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- Maxwell Smart: Personal best!
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- Agent 99: Max has no experience, and I don't want him as my partner.
- Maxwell Smart: Well, that is a sucker punch to the gonads.
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